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and the navy was never the same. beer dispensers were suddenly allowed in enlisted men's barracks, acid rock blared from service clubs, and women were going to sea. traditionalists, most of them were white, retired admirals, ridiculed these reforms. they called them the three bs: beer, beards and broads. and they would come to deride zumwaltism, as they called it, zumwaltism for undoing navy discipline and leading to mutinies at sea. and when the great challenge occurred in 1972 when there were, there was unrest aboard aircraft carriers in the pacific, bud zumwalt's enemies tried to take him down. and in my chapter "rough seas" which many readers have told me they enjoyed the most in the book, his enemies had their one chance. as did richard nixon and henry kissinger. their one chance to get rid of this man. and instead of trying to protect himself, the documents, the records show without a doubt that bud zumwalt relished this opportunity to finally take on publicly his opponents. and for once and for all, put the ra
and the navy was never the same. beer dispensers were suddenly allowed in enlisted men's barracks, acid rock blared from service clubs, and women were going to sea. traditionalists, most of them were white, retired admirals, ridiculed these reforms. they called them the three bs: beer, beards and broads. and they would come to deride zumwaltism, as they called it, zumwaltism for undoing navy discipline and leading to mutinies at sea. and when the great challenge occurred in 1972 when there...
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of the navy to run the navies. -- alone to run the navies. and both secretaries of the navy were really quite effective even though neither one of them had significant prior experience in running a navy. >> i know welds was a newspaperman, what was mallory? >> well, mallory was a lawyer. he was from florida. he had been a lawyer for salvage companies in key west that went out and salvaged the wrecks, many of them. >> there you go. >> he was chairman of the senate naval committee in the 1850s, so he did have some prior experience. but i think it was due primarily to mallory that the confederates chose this option of technological innovation. but i think lincoln and davis both had the good sense to recognize the ability of their navy departments and to let the secretaries run it. lincoln didn't have to spend anywhere near the amount of time dealerring with the -- dealing with the navy that he did with the army because the squeaky wheel gets the grease. and in the case of the union, it was the army that was the squeaky wheel. the navy was well-o
of the navy to run the navies. -- alone to run the navies. and both secretaries of the navy were really quite effective even though neither one of them had significant prior experience in running a navy. >> i know welds was a newspaperman, what was mallory? >> well, mallory was a lawyer. he was from florida. he had been a lawyer for salvage companies in key west that went out and salvaged the wrecks, many of them. >> there you go. >> he was chairman of the senate naval...
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french army that is sitting and says the admiral of the french navy sitting in the caribbean believes he could come north for six weeks now, the entire upper kennedy was created because washington had the courage a year earlier to send a one-third of his army to the south to fight general cornwallis. he won the victory in greensburg north carolina that cost him so much that he said to his staff to more victories like this and we will not have an army left and they were just gradually tearing up his army and he retreats to yorktown in despair expecting the navy to save him. washington has gotten this note. the french march river to new york and the general says i am under your command. they manage to mask the british in manhattan so they don't know that he is on the move and they think that he is still sitting there and they have a four or five day headstart. washington has to raise enough money to pay the army to get it to keep moving. that's how close this is. the only time in the entire war that washington is described as intensely emotional is the warning that he sees the french fl
french army that is sitting and says the admiral of the french navy sitting in the caribbean believes he could come north for six weeks now, the entire upper kennedy was created because washington had the courage a year earlier to send a one-third of his army to the south to fight general cornwallis. he won the victory in greensburg north carolina that cost him so much that he said to his staff to more victories like this and we will not have an army left and they were just gradually tearing up...
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>> roughly 150,000 southern slaves fought in the union army or navy during the war. about 185,000 african-americans and all and about 80% of them were from the south. there is talk about african-american slaves fighting for the confederacy there is no evidence of this whole taken by their owners by the very end of the war there is a discussion about whether the confederacy in order to preserve its rebellion and to enhance its military capacities of to try to enlist slaves. the recognition by anybody that thought about it is that you couldn't do that without abolishing slavery that the very end of the war. the confederate congress does have an emancipation bill provides an enlistment but no guarantee of emancipation but the war ended before it could go into effect. the only other case is the louisiana native guards regiment of free people of color in new orleans who initially set for the confederacy that as soon as the union army moves and it invades the side, so i know there is talk about this as an ex able of the loyal to what i've never seen evidence that is compel
>> roughly 150,000 southern slaves fought in the union army or navy during the war. about 185,000 african-americans and all and about 80% of them were from the south. there is talk about african-american slaves fighting for the confederacy there is no evidence of this whole taken by their owners by the very end of the war there is a discussion about whether the confederacy in order to preserve its rebellion and to enhance its military capacities of to try to enlist slaves. the recognition...
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>> guest: well, roughly 150,000 southern slaves fought in the union army or navy during the war. about 185,000 african-americans in all, and about 80% of them were from the south. there is talk about african-american slaves fighting for confederacy. there's no evidence for this. there are some slaves who end up in the confederate army taken by their owners as basically body servants. by the very end of the war, there was the discussion about whether this confederacy in order to preserve its rebellion, and to enhance its military capacities ought to try to enlist slaves. the recognition, by anybody who thought about it was that you couldn't do that without abolishing slavery. at the very end of the war, the confederate congress does pass an emancipation bill that provides for enlistment, but no guarantee of emancipation, but the war ended really before it could go into effect. the only other case is the louisiana native guards, a -- a regimen of free people of color in new orleans, who initially support the confederacy, but as soon as the union army moves into new orleans, they sw
>> guest: well, roughly 150,000 southern slaves fought in the union army or navy during the war. about 185,000 african-americans in all, and about 80% of them were from the south. there is talk about african-american slaves fighting for confederacy. there's no evidence for this. there are some slaves who end up in the confederate army taken by their owners as basically body servants. by the very end of the war, there was the discussion about whether this confederacy in order to preserve...
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french army which is sitting in rhode island which says the admiral of the french navy sitting in the caribbean believes that he could come north for six weeks. now, the entire opportunity was created because washington had had the courage over a year earlier to send one-third of his army to the south to fight general worn wallis and wear -- cornwallis and wear him out. cornwallis won a victory in greensboro, north carolina, that cost him so much that he said to his staff two more victories like this, and we won't have an army left. and they were just gradually tearing up cornwallis' army, and he retreats to yorktown in despair expecting the royal navy to save him. and washington has gotten this note. the french march from rhode island over to new york, the french general says i am under your command. they manage to mask the british in manhattan so they don't know washington's on the move and think he's still sitting there. they had a four or five-day head start. they run through philadelphia where washington has to raise enough money to pay the army to get it to keep moving. that's h
french army which is sitting in rhode island which says the admiral of the french navy sitting in the caribbean believes that he could come north for six weeks. now, the entire opportunity was created because washington had had the courage over a year earlier to send one-third of his army to the south to fight general worn wallis and wear -- cornwallis and wear him out. cornwallis won a victory in greensboro, north carolina, that cost him so much that he said to his staff two more victories...
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the royal navy has so much power, he can't capture manhattan. one ship of align had more artillery fire power than the entire american army. people forget how powerful the ships were for the time. he's significant -- southeast -- he's sitting there there are no helicopters or cars or television. he get a note from a french army sitting in rhode island, which said, thed admiral of the french navy sitting in the caribbean believes he could come north for six weeks. the entire opportunity was created because washington a courage year over to send one-third of the army to south to fight general corp. wallace and wear him out. he won a victory at the court house in north carolina that cost him so much he said to his staff two more victories like this and we won't have an army left. they would gradually tearing up cornwallis' army. he retreats expecting the royal nay destroy save him. washington has gotten the note. the french march from rhode island over to new york, french general said i'm under your command. they managed to mask the british in manh
the royal navy has so much power, he can't capture manhattan. one ship of align had more artillery fire power than the entire american army. people forget how powerful the ships were for the time. he's significant -- southeast -- he's sitting there there are no helicopters or cars or television. he get a note from a french army sitting in rhode island, which said, thed admiral of the french navy sitting in the caribbean believes he could come north for six weeks. the entire opportunity was...
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if she did not take commissioned steamships or part of the navy you had to figure out, who am i ss and are subject of and to is going to let me into their territory. no one -- see, people really neglect the southern hemisphere because it is so much easier. >> there is no water. howdy you do it? across this chilean. >> well, people have done it sense. the first man to walk around the world does go over australia with a mule. and at that point this is the 20th-century. at that point he could get food and water more easily. but yes, the surface travelers, i must say, are some of the toughest, if not most mean-spirited people in the world, but you have to be that way. i mean, it is hard to do both physically and, i think socially to put yourself at risk constantly like that. it is kind of a bloody minded thing to do i don't sense among people you're going to go off and do it any time soon. maybe so. >> you mentioned the dangers and the -- i guess, what did locals or what are some -- do you have some stories of what the local people, how they reacted to these adventures? and how they may ha
if she did not take commissioned steamships or part of the navy you had to figure out, who am i ss and are subject of and to is going to let me into their territory. no one -- see, people really neglect the southern hemisphere because it is so much easier. >> there is no water. howdy you do it? across this chilean. >> well, people have done it sense. the first man to walk around the world does go over australia with a mule. and at that point this is the 20th-century. at that point...
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he was educated at yale university and law school and immediately entered the navy where he received the purple heart for his service in the pacific theater. the immediacy of his experience has made him a man that was dedicated to making every feasible effort to achieve peace. after he was discharged at the end of the war key worked at newsweek magazine, and in that job came into contact with joseph kennedy sr., who asked him to manage the merchandise in chicago. during the chicago years, he married the daughter eunice in 1953 and chaired the chicago school board in the catholic interracial council as a supporter of desegregation of the city schools. shriver's prominence in the commercial and social life of the state soon lead to interest on the part of the political leaders to nominate him for governor of illinois. but by then, his brother-in-law, john kennedy, was running for president. shriver served us kennedy's chair for illinois and also head of the campaign civil rights division. in that capacity, leading a campaign, he convinced kennedy to telephone caruthers scott king in th
he was educated at yale university and law school and immediately entered the navy where he received the purple heart for his service in the pacific theater. the immediacy of his experience has made him a man that was dedicated to making every feasible effort to achieve peace. after he was discharged at the end of the war key worked at newsweek magazine, and in that job came into contact with joseph kennedy sr., who asked him to manage the merchandise in chicago. during the chicago years, he...
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it's in the kunar province right on the pakistan border. and this was where i'd be stationed with lieutenant johnson, gunny sergeant -- [inaudible] and doc leighton. now, doc leighton was a navy corpsmen, but they might as well be marines, so i'm going to call him a marine from here on out. [applause] so part of my opportunity was getting to meet these guys and getting to develop our team because this was a group of guys that i would eventually learn to call my brothers. because when advisory teams are put together, the brass just picks different skill sets, ranks, throw 'em on a team to go over and advise. they don't ever ask about personalities or anything like that. it's definitely not an absolute love connection. they just put you in there and expect you to get along. because when i met these guys, they were totally different than me. i was the only infantryman in the group, and we're a breed of our own, to say the least. so i didn't really care about them at the time. i was just so excited at the thought of me getting to go to afghanis
it's in the kunar province right on the pakistan border. and this was where i'd be stationed with lieutenant johnson, gunny sergeant -- [inaudible] and doc leighton. now, doc leighton was a navy corpsmen, but they might as well be marines, so i'm going to call him a marine from here on out. [applause] so part of my opportunity was getting to meet these guys and getting to develop our team because this was a group of guys that i would eventually learn to call my brothers. because when advisory...
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after that i went law school, and it was being drafted i joined the naval rotc and was a navy j. a. g. attorney during vietnam. that's why i was being drafted. within a week of getting back from the peace corp. i received my notice of florida. guess what my future had in store for for me. i was in a federal prosecutor in los angeles. i prosecuted standard case, bank robbery, drug cases didn't think about much. ended up heading a unit prosecuting frauds against the government. after in in the private practice of law business litigation for five years and appointed to the bempleg. i was on the bench for twenty five years and now i'm retired and running for libertarian office. >> what court were you a judge? >> orange county, california. the state court, and over twenty five years, pretty much did everything as a part of that, you know, churning low level drug offenders through the system. it didn't take long that it wasn't working. robbers, rapers, murders being able to state and get a lot less accountability because we're spending the . >> what was your attitude toward drug lawbreake
after that i went law school, and it was being drafted i joined the naval rotc and was a navy j. a. g. attorney during vietnam. that's why i was being drafted. within a week of getting back from the peace corp. i received my notice of florida. guess what my future had in store for for me. i was in a federal prosecutor in los angeles. i prosecuted standard case, bank robbery, drug cases didn't think about much. ended up heading a unit prosecuting frauds against the government. after in in the...